"A Sustainable Approach to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery?", by Julian Pawlak and Deniz Kocak
#MaritimeSecurity #GulfOfGuinea #SecuritySectorReform
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"A Sustainable Approach to Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery?", by Julian Pawlak and Deniz Kocak
#MaritimeSecurity #GulfOfGuinea #SecuritySectorReform
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Sea Control 596 β The Last Navigator with Steve Thomas
Author, builder, adventurer, sailor, and Emmy-award winning TV host Steve Thomas joins to discuss the revised, extended re-issue of his book The Last Navigator, originally published in 1987.
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"Leading the Digital Fight: How the Navyβs IW Community Must Innovate to Win", by Shane Halton and Adam Reiffen
#InformationWarfare #DigitalTransformation #NavalWarfighting
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"Washingtonβs Misplaced Shipbuilding Obsession", by Colin Grabow
#MaritimePolicy #Shipbuilding #NationalSecurity
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Sea Control 595 β "Chinese Command and Control"
Dr. Elsa Kania (Elsa K.) to discusses her dissertation, βChinese Command and Control,β which examines the reforms, adaptation, and emerging innovation in Chinese Military Command Capabilities.
#SeaControl
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"Trilateral Shipbuilding: Build a Missile Corvette Fleet with Asian Allies", by Chase Harding
#IndoPacific #MaritimeSecurity #AlliedDeterrence
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"The Arctic is a Strategic Distraction", by T.X. Hammes
#MaritimeSecurity #DefenseStrategy #ArcticSecurity
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"Charting a Course: Addressing Chinese Maritime Coercion Around Taiwan", by Anthony Marco and Nils Peterson
#MaritimeSecurity #GrayZoneConflict #TaiwanStrait
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CIMSEC Is Hiring!
CIMSEC is looking for candidates to build out our technical support team with volunteers who can help manage and upgrade our Wordpress site, as we remake our website. Interested applicants can reach out to Content@cimsec.org.
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Interview - RDML T.J. Zerr on Strengthening Surface Force Lethality
CIMSEC recently engaged the commander of the Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC), RDML T.J. Zerr, to discuss the latest developments and priorities of the command.
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"Cosmetics versus Combat: Inspect for Warfighting Over Rust", by Spike Dearing
U.S. 7th Fleet ships operate on the front line, but an emphasis on appearance-focused upkeep over warfighting readiness risks degrading real combat performance.
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SWO Specialization Week Concludes on CIMSEC
Last week CIMSEC published submissions to our Call for Articles on SWO specialization.
The lineup can be found at the link below, and we thank these authors for their excellent contributions.
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CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week
"The Surface Warfare Officer Career Path β An Egalitarian Construct in need of some Improvement", by Mike Fierro
#SWOSpecializationWeek #SurfaceWarfare #NavalLeadership #FleetReadiness
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Sea Control 594 β "From Hulls to Pods"
Dr. Emma Salisbury discusses her essay, βFrom Hulls to Pods: Why NATOβs Navies Should Beware of the Allure of Mission Modularity".
#SeaControl
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CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week
"No Time to Specialize", by Chris Rielage
#SWOSpecializationWeek #NavalWarfighting #PacificSecurity.
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CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week
"Specialization vs. Warfighting: Balancing Technology and the Human Element in War", by Gerry Roncolato
#SWOSpecializationWeek #HumanElement #NavalWarfighting #CommandAndLeadership
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CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week
"Preparing for the Future Fight: A Blended Career Path for Surface Warfare Officers", by Scott Mobley
#SWOSpecializationWeek #SurfaceWarfare #NavalLeadership #MilitaryEducation #MaritimeStrategy
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CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week
"The Merchant Marine Specialized 100 years ago. The Navy should have then, and needs to now.", by Jeffrey W. Jaeger
#SWOSpecializationWeek #Seamanship #MilitaryProfessionalism #SurfaceNavy #MaritimeLeadership
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CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week
"SWO Specialization: Specialize by Platform Groups to Win the High-End Fight, Pt. 1", by LCDR JR Dinglasan
#surfacewarfare #navalwarfighting #MilitaryReform #greatpowercompetition
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CIMSEC SWO Specialization Week
"The Commanding Officer Must Be a Fighting Engineer β Surface Warfare and Generalism", by Rob Watts
#SurfaceWarfare #USNavy #MilitaryLeadership #DefenseAnalysis
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SWO Specialization Week Kicks Off on CIMSEC
This week, CIMSEC is publishing submissions for our Call for Articles on whether U.S. Navy surface warfare officers should specialize.
Articles can be found at the link below and will receive ongoing updates.
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CIMSECβs Top 10 of 2025
Our top ten most-viewed articles from 2025 can be found at the link below, and we look forward to an exciting year in 2026!
#YearinReview
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Sea Control 593 β Information and Warfighting with General Robert Neller
Host @briankerg.bsky.social talks with General Robert Neller, USMC (ret) to discuss the role of information in warfighting and the Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG).
#SeaControl
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Annual Fiction Week Concludes on CIMSEC
For the last two weeks, CIMSEC featured short stories submitted in response to our Call for Fiction, available at the link below.
We thank them for their excellent contributions.
#CallforFictionWeek
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Sea Control 592 β The US Coast Guard in the Aleutian Islands with Steven Hulse
Host Walker D. Mills talks with USCG CDR Steven Hulse about Coast Guard operations in the Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea β and why they matter.
#SeaControl
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Annual Call for Fiction Week
"What is Old Is New Again", by Michael Hanson
#CallforFictionWeek
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Annual Call for Fiction Week
"Ghost Town", by Kenyan Medley
#CallforFictionWeek
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Annual Call for Fiction Week
"The Phantomβs Last Ride", by Karl Flynn
#CallforFictionWeek
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Annual Call for Fiction Week
"Perspective", by Daniel Lee
#CallforFictionWeek
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Annual Call for Fiction Week
"Fit to Print" by Ben Van Horrick
#callforfictionweek
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